#9C2D22#9C2D22
#9C2D22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.149 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2D22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 45, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 78.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.10, 45.25, 33.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.10, 56.11, 36.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.65% 0.1294 0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.65% 0.149 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9391, 9.0624, 2.4757) |
| Luminance | 0.0906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.61
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.12
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.20
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.56
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2D22 #22919C
analogous
#9C2254 #9C2D22 #9C6A22
triadic
#9C2D22 #229C2D #2D229C
tetradic
#9C2D22 #549C22 #22919C #6A229C
square
#9C2D22 #549C22 #22919C #6A229C
split-complementary
#9C2D22 #229C6A #22549C
monochromatic
#38100C #6A1F17 #9C2D22 #CE3B2D #DC685D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.47
#9C2D22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#9C2D22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2D22
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2D22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2D22 | 1.00 | 7.47 | 2.81 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC022B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2d22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 45, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.149 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d5e',
500: '#9c2d22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2d22; $custom-light: #c16d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2d22",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 45,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.41,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46652,
"c": 0.14868,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.0906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2D22
secondary
#5AB7C0
accent
#D8E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79